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This converter uses CDT (UTC−4), as in Havana.

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8:00 am08:00 CDT (UTC-4), Nov 9, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 9, 2026

CDT is 4 hours ahead of PST.

CST and PST (US winter time, UTC-8) examples

These examples always use CST (UTC-5) and PST (UTC-8). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CST is 3 hours ahead of PST.

PST is US Pacific winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year Los Angeles uses PDT (UTC-7), one hour later. For Pacific Time that follows daylight saving time, use CST-CARIBBEAN to PT. For daylight-time examples, use CDT-CARIBBEAN to PDT.

How the time difference changes

In 2026, CDT Caribbean is 3 hours ahead of PDT for most of the year. Until Mar 8, 2026, CST Caribbean is 3 hours ahead of PST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CDT Caribbean is 4 hours ahead of PST.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT Caribbean correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PDT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Caribbean correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT Caribbean correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in PST.In 2026, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT Caribbean correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PDT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Caribbean correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT Caribbean correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in PST.

Compare CST time with PST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Cuba Daylight Time is 4 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.
8:00 am08:00 in CDT is 4:00 am04:00 in PST

CDT to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in CDT which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in PST.

8:00 am08:00 Cuba Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 CDT / 4:00 am04:00 PST

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Cuba Standard Time

Offset: CST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Cuba

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Havana in Cuba, with about 2.164 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey, Holguín, Guantánamo.

Map of the areas on Cuba Standard Time (CST)
CST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−4 (Cuba Daylight Time).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Cuba Daylight Time (CDT).

123456789101112End: Cuba Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local daylight time instead.

123456789101112Start: Cuba Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2027, 12:00 am00:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See Cuba daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for CST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Havana
  • Cuba
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on PST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone